Paris Agreement

Trump pulled out of the Paris accords the last time he was in the White House, promised to boost fossil fuel production and called climate change a big hoax.

DNV’ latest outlook report says energy-related emissions are “at the cusp of a prolonged period of decline” for the first time since the industrial revolution.

Under the MOU, Singapore and Australia will collaborate on projects and initiatives to advance low-emissions solutions.

SINGAPORE (April 9): Burning more fossil fuel hurts the environment, but with crude oil prices staying way below the historical peak, the lure of basic economics has stymied the pace in which renewable energy is used as an alternative.

Singapore expects the emissions ceiling to be 65 million tons of carbon dioxide around 2030, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament on Friday.

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): HSBC Global Research says investors will be increasingly pushed to adopt greener capital management strategies as the world races towards mitigating the risks from climate change.